Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-27


Chairman John 7. Mitchell and secretary Green
Ices of the georgetown citizens committee have
laid before the District commissioners resolution
or the committee requesting the Commissioners
10 Use the appropriation asked for the Improve
meat OF Congress street, between X and N, and ths
$1,000 asked for Frederick street, between N and
y, III the further Improvement or Fayette street"
which they claim Is in greater need OF Improve.
nent
The District commissioners In replying 10 q lei-
ter or Controller Durham relative 10 bills for
changes made I'm water pipes, &C, at the District
building, say In reference TO the work: 1T wss
ordered the commissioners OF the District In tho
tion or their own health ana that OF the numerous
District employees. The amount paid Is not unneces
sdrtiy large, the material was not OF an extra qua.
dangerous premises occupied by the District gov.
erunent cannot be terminated by giving thirty
days notice.
issued by Building Inspector Entwisle: John NAL.
ler extend frame lumber shed south Capitol street
house, Spring street, county; $50. 8. T. SUIT,
erect brick store at Anacostfa; $500. Peter
Fisher, erect brick stable rear OF 1919 9th street
corner Franklin: $3.50. Lacey CO., erect a brick
blacksmith shop, 9Th street, west side; 500. NJ.
d. o'Neill, erect seven two-story dwellings. Half
Jas NJ. Green, erect two Iwo-siory dwellings,, alley
between 18th and 14th streets and street and
Massachusetts avenue northwest; 500. + H.
Young, extend frame store, corner x and 5tn
streets southeast: $A50 W. W. Mccullough, erect
q four-story- -and-cellar warehouse, l4th and w
SII6elS OOFtuWtsts $s,VUD.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ex-Policeman Cole, who was dismissed from the
police force for striking another ofcer has writ
ten 70 the Commissioners stating that he can now
prove his innocence and requesting new trial
The Commissioners, however, have declined TO 10
open the case.
on account OF pressure OF business. the District
Commissioners have made a rule 70 close their
office TO the public at O'Clock each day.
The watchmen employed at the workhouso
request that the law be 50 amended As 10 equsuxs
their salaries with those OF the overseerS
Thomas McCanna was yesterday appofnteo
driver OF the washington asylum dead wagon, vsce
Government Printer Benedict has requested the
Commissioners TO extend the sewer In JACKSON
alley TO the full length or the printing once ouo-
ing.
A WARNING 10 AMBITIOUS GovERS1ISr CLkRc2
Commissioner Sparks has called the attention oe
n orsr issued Sy secretary schurz April Il.
1850 which seads: "To prevent further tmportuni.
ties for promotion In which Few OF the employees
have induged In spite OF the well-known rules oitho
deparCmenf, notice Is given that applications for
promotion made by the employees themselves or az
their insigation Will not only be absolutely fruit
less but IL persisted Ia, regardless OF this order.
may impedl their position In the once. The Sec.
rpfary and chiefs VI bureaus and Offices have
ample means OF ascertaining the title OF en-
ployeS TO promotion without recourse 20 their own
testimony or that Of persons unconnected with
the department.
BANK ELEcrIoH.-The Citizens National bank
to-day elected The following board OF dfrectOss
Jacob Tome, John A j. Creswell, Alfrvd Richards,
Eer, n. H Shea, Z. Kurtz johnson, Jos r. saum,
George Il. Lemon and Thos. someryille. The board
'Ssa sna E Ms
tary.
committee viii report favorably 20 the Nls.
vidlng for the submission TO popular vote g D
prohibdtson amaodment 70 the constitufaoA